# Taboos

Folk experts share tips for avoiding negative energy during seventh lunar month

Avoid lending money, teasing birds, getting haircuts, going to beaches, arguing, killing animals, moving out, eating ice cream

‘God of Wealth’ is celebrated with many hoping to become prosperous

Don't spank kids, sweep, eat porridge, take naps, or break anything on Lunar New Year's Day

Don't have sex, stay up late, or fight, but do pray, eat tangyuan, and give shoes

Do not go out too early, drink too much hot water, take overly hot baths, or exercise too hard on Lidong

People born in year of Rabbit, Rooster, Rat, and Dragon should avoid dressing as skeletons or demons

Double Ninth Festival, also known as Senior’s Day, takes place on Monday

Do not step on joss paper, steal offerings, or utter obscenities, lest Good Brothers seek revenge

Revised law gives China more leeway to prosecute people on national security grounds